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17 Minuten
The Speaking Challenge - Starts 28th September - https://dripl.ink/1l2uE
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It's one of the four countries that form part of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and has a fantastic history of invention, rivalry with its neighbour, and fierce pride.
In this episode, we take a look at the fantastic history of Scotland and ask ourselves how long it will remain part of the UK.
“We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilisation.” - Voltaire
“Of all the small nations of this earth, perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind.” - Winston Churchill
Statistics about Scotland (geographically large, but has a small population)
Scotland's great history of inventors
Early Scottish rivalry with England
The story of William Wallace
The unification with England
The role of Panama
Scotland getting limited powers of independence in 1999
Brexit & Scottish independence
Would Scotland be allowed back into the European Union?
How long will Scotland remain in the UK?
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/scotland
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It's one of the four countries that form part of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and has a fantastic history of invention, rivalry with its neighbour, and fierce pride.
In this episode, we take a look at the fantastic history of Scotland and ask ourselves how long it will remain part of the UK.
“We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilisation.” - Voltaire
“Of all the small nations of this earth, perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind.” - Winston Churchill
Statistics about Scotland (geographically large, but has a small population)
Scotland's great history of inventors
Early Scottish rivalry with England
The story of William Wallace
The unification with England
The role of Panama
Scotland getting limited powers of independence in 1999
Brexit & Scottish independence
Would Scotland be allowed back into the European Union?
How long will Scotland remain in the UK?
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/scotland
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16 Minuten
The Speaking Challenge - Starts 28th September - https://dripl.ink/1l2uE
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It's a dialect from a small area of London's that might sound impossible to understand.
In this episode, you'll learn what "apple and pears" means, what you should do if a friend asks if you want to go to the "battle", and who your "trouble and strife" might be...
Example clip of Cockney Rhyming Slang
How Cockney Rhyming Slang is formed
Funny connections between Cockney Rhyming Slang and the meaning of words
Why does Cockney Rhyming Slang exist?
Theories about how Cockney Rhyming Slang was created
Is Cockney Rhyming Slang useful?
Cockney Rhyming Slang in pop-culture
Similarities with Verlan in French
Why you should learn some Cockney Rhyming Slang (even if it isn't useful at all)
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/cockney-rhyming-slang
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It's a dialect from a small area of London's that might sound impossible to understand.
In this episode, you'll learn what "apple and pears" means, what you should do if a friend asks if you want to go to the "battle", and who your "trouble and strife" might be...
Example clip of Cockney Rhyming Slang
How Cockney Rhyming Slang is formed
Funny connections between Cockney Rhyming Slang and the meaning of words
Why does Cockney Rhyming Slang exist?
Theories about how Cockney Rhyming Slang was created
Is Cockney Rhyming Slang useful?
Cockney Rhyming Slang in pop-culture
Similarities with Verlan in French
Why you should learn some Cockney Rhyming Slang (even if it isn't useful at all)
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/cockney-rhyming-slang
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19 Minuten
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In the last part of our three-part series on Disney, we take a look at the magic of Disney and ask ourselves what ingredients are in its special, magic sauce.
Can you really explain the 'magic' of Disney?
The Hero's Journey
The 5 core themes: narrative, characters, morale, humour, songs
Theme #1: Narrative
Theme #2: Characters
Theme #3: Morale
Theme #4: Humour
Theme #5: Songs
Bonus magic factor #1: Beautiful animation
Bonus magic factor #2: Easy to internationalise
Bonus magic factor #3: Nostalgia
A missing 'secret' ingredient?
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/disney-magic
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Part II: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/disney-business
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In the last part of our three-part series on Disney, we take a look at the magic of Disney and ask ourselves what ingredients are in its special, magic sauce.
Can you really explain the 'magic' of Disney?
The Hero's Journey
The 5 core themes: narrative, characters, morale, humour, songs
Theme #1: Narrative
Theme #2: Characters
Theme #3: Morale
Theme #4: Humour
Theme #5: Songs
Bonus magic factor #1: Beautiful animation
Bonus magic factor #2: Easy to internationalise
Bonus magic factor #3: Nostalgia
A missing 'secret' ingredient?
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/disney-magic
Looking for parts I & II of this mini-series?
Part I: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/disney-history
Part II: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/disney-business
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20 Minuten
The Speaking Challenge - Starts 28th September - https://dripl.ink/1l2uE
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In the first part of our three-part series, we take a look at the fascinating history of Disney.
From why Mickey Mouse isn't a rabbit through to what Walt Disney was like as a person, the history of Disney is as interesting as it is magical.
Early life of Walt Disney
Setting off to California
The "Alice Comedies"
Setting up Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (and why you probably haven't heard of him)
Walt Disney's first big lesson
The arrival of Mickey Mouse
Merchandising
Starting to make longer films (Snow White and The Seven Dwarves)
Almost going bankrupt
Starting to make nature documentaries
Dreaming of an adventure park
What was Walt really like as a man?
Post-Walt Disney
Films you might not know are ultimately Disney
The Disney spending spree
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In the first part of our three-part series, we take a look at the fascinating history of Disney.
From why Mickey Mouse isn't a rabbit through to what Walt Disney was like as a person, the history of Disney is as interesting as it is magical.
Early life of Walt Disney
Setting off to California
The "Alice Comedies"
Setting up Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (and why you probably haven't heard of him)
Walt Disney's first big lesson
The arrival of Mickey Mouse
Merchandising
Starting to make longer films (Snow White and The Seven Dwarves)
Almost going bankrupt
Starting to make nature documentaries
Dreaming of an adventure park
What was Walt really like as a man?
Post-Walt Disney
Films you might not know are ultimately Disney
The Disney spending spree
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/disney-history
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20 Minuten
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From a small, wet island, English has come to be the world's dominant language.
How did this actually happen, where does English actually come from, and how has the language changed over the years?
How many people speak English
Why English isn't a 'pure' language (English as a mongrel dog, and as a soup)
Anglo-Saxons & "Old" English
Anglo-Saxon words in English today (and why you should use them)
“Short words are best, and old words when short are best of all.”
Invasion by the Vikings (and the impact on the English language)
Invasion by the Normans (and their linguistic impact)
How French words became 'fancier' versions of the original English
The French linguistic influence on how we talk about food in English
William Shakespeare & the 1,700 words he added to English
"Borrowing" words from the colonies
How many countries speak English today
English's incredible ability to change (and why some people still don't like that)
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From a small, wet island, English has come to be the world's dominant language.
How did this actually happen, where does English actually come from, and how has the language changed over the years?
How many people speak English
Why English isn't a 'pure' language (English as a mongrel dog, and as a soup)
Anglo-Saxons & "Old" English
Anglo-Saxon words in English today (and why you should use them)
“Short words are best, and old words when short are best of all.”
Invasion by the Vikings (and the impact on the English language)
Invasion by the Normans (and their linguistic impact)
How French words became 'fancier' versions of the original English
The French linguistic influence on how we talk about food in English
William Shakespeare & the 1,700 words he added to English
"Borrowing" words from the colonies
How many countries speak English today
English's incredible ability to change (and why some people still don't like that)
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/history-of-english-language
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19 Minuten
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It's the day of the year where we celebrate love and desire.
But where does it actually come from?
The origins of Valentine's Day are mysterious, and not even that closely related to love at all.
"One of those mysterious historical or antiquarian problems which are doomed never to be solved.”
Theory #1: St Valentine of Rome
Theory #2: St Valentine of Terni
Alternative legends of St Valentine
Why is Valentine's Day on 14th February?
The traditions of the Roman feast of Lupercalia
The tradition of romance in the Medieval era
Valentine's Day & Shakespeare
The commercialisation of Valentine's Day
How much we spend on Valentine's Day every year
Alternatives to Valentine's Day
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/valentines-day
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It's the day of the year where we celebrate love and desire.
But where does it actually come from?
The origins of Valentine's Day are mysterious, and not even that closely related to love at all.
"One of those mysterious historical or antiquarian problems which are doomed never to be solved.”
Theory #1: St Valentine of Rome
Theory #2: St Valentine of Terni
Alternative legends of St Valentine
Why is Valentine's Day on 14th February?
The traditions of the Roman feast of Lupercalia
The tradition of romance in the Medieval era
Valentine's Day & Shakespeare
The commercialisation of Valentine's Day
How much we spend on Valentine's Day every year
Alternatives to Valentine's Day
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/valentines-day
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20 Minuten
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Discover the story of what happened when an Italian engineer decided to build an island off the coast of Italy..and then declare it to be an independent country.
Giorgio Rosa - the ambitious engineer
The law about who owns the sea
How he built the island
Declaring Rose Island to be an independent country
The political situation in the 1960s
Why people were worried when he declared independence
The reaction of the Italian government
Declaring The Republic of Minerva in The Pacific Ocean
Libertarianism & declaring new nation-states
What will the countries of the future look like?
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/rose-island
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Discover the story of what happened when an Italian engineer decided to build an island off the coast of Italy..and then declare it to be an independent country.
Giorgio Rosa - the ambitious engineer
The law about who owns the sea
How he built the island
Declaring Rose Island to be an independent country
The political situation in the 1960s
Why people were worried when he declared independence
The reaction of the Italian government
Declaring The Republic of Minerva in The Pacific Ocean
Libertarianism & declaring new nation-states
What will the countries of the future look like?
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/rose-island
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18 Minuten
The Speaking Challenge - Starts 28th September - https://dripl.ink/1l2uE
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It's the world's most famous book on military strategy.
Learn about its fascinating history, about the lessons in the book, and discover how you can apply some ideas from this 2,500-year-old book to your English learning.
What we know (and don't know) about the book
Sun Tzu: military strategist and general
Other authors & editors of The Art of War
Being brought by Europe (and used by Napoleon?)
#1 Lesson from The Art of War: Avoiding War
#2 Lesson from The Art of War: Being Prepared
#3 Lesson from The Art of War: Being Adaptable
#1 English Learning Lesson from The Art of War: Change your strategies
#2 English Learning Lesson from The Art of War: Have both a strategy and tactics
#3 English Learning Lesson from The Art of War: Take opportunities when you see them
Why you should ignore all of the advice in the book (when it comes to learning English)
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It's the world's most famous book on military strategy.
Learn about its fascinating history, about the lessons in the book, and discover how you can apply some ideas from this 2,500-year-old book to your English learning.
What we know (and don't know) about the book
Sun Tzu: military strategist and general
Other authors & editors of The Art of War
Being brought by Europe (and used by Napoleon?)
#1 Lesson from The Art of War: Avoiding War
#2 Lesson from The Art of War: Being Prepared
#3 Lesson from The Art of War: Being Adaptable
#1 English Learning Lesson from The Art of War: Change your strategies
#2 English Learning Lesson from The Art of War: Have both a strategy and tactics
#3 English Learning Lesson from The Art of War: Take opportunities when you see them
Why you should ignore all of the advice in the book (when it comes to learning English)
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website:
https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/art-of-war
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20 Minuten
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It's the world's favourite sweet snack, and the chocolate industry is worth over $100 billion.
Discover the fantastic history of where it comes from, how it became so popular, and learn about some of the economics of chocolate production.
The Theobroma Cacao tree: where it all starts
Aztecs & the early years of drinking chocolate
The arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors & a ‘bitter drink for pigs’
Arriving in Europe
How cacao trees grow (and why it can't in Europe)
The invention of the cacao press
The golden era of chocolate
The industrialisation of the chocolate process
Chocolate manufacturing & poverty
Cacao trading & buying futures
Chocfinger: the man who cornered the world cacao market
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It's the world's favourite sweet snack, and the chocolate industry is worth over $100 billion.
Discover the fantastic history of where it comes from, how it became so popular, and learn about some of the economics of chocolate production.
The Theobroma Cacao tree: where it all starts
Aztecs & the early years of drinking chocolate
The arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors & a ‘bitter drink for pigs’
Arriving in Europe
How cacao trees grow (and why it can't in Europe)
The invention of the cacao press
The golden era of chocolate
The industrialisation of the chocolate process
Chocolate manufacturing & poverty
Cacao trading & buying futures
Chocfinger: the man who cornered the world cacao market
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/chocolate
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22 Minuten
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It's the most famous cryptocurrency in the world, and went up in value by 269% in 2020.
In this episode, we take a look at what it actually is, how it works, why some people think it is the future of money and others think it is a giant bubble.
How 'traditional' money works
Banks and storing money
1971 and leaving the gold standard
Inflation
Satoshi Nakamoto & the Bitcoin whitepaper
Principles of bitcoin
How bitcoin payments work
How the blockchain works
Bitcoin and inflation
Why the bitcoin price goes up and down
Buying things with bitcoin
The first pizzas bought with bitcoin
Why people don't like bitcoin
The US Federal Reserve & bitcoin
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/bitcoin
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It's the most famous cryptocurrency in the world, and went up in value by 269% in 2020.
In this episode, we take a look at what it actually is, how it works, why some people think it is the future of money and others think it is a giant bubble.
How 'traditional' money works
Banks and storing money
1971 and leaving the gold standard
Inflation
Satoshi Nakamoto & the Bitcoin whitepaper
Principles of bitcoin
How bitcoin payments work
How the blockchain works
Bitcoin and inflation
Why the bitcoin price goes up and down
Buying things with bitcoin
The first pizzas bought with bitcoin
Why people don't like bitcoin
The US Federal Reserve & bitcoin
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/bitcoin
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17 Minuten
The Speaking Challenge - Starts 28th September - https://dripl.ink/1l2uE
Registration closes at 23:59 on Sunday, 27th September.
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It's the iconic Italian scooter that has conquered the world.
Learn about how it started, how it got its name, and why it has become such a huge, global success story.
“A completely Italian product, such as we have not seen since the Roman chariot”
1884 and the founding of Piaggio
World War I and making aeroplanes
World War II and being bombed by the Allies
Rebuilding the factory and deciding to build a scooter
Version 1: Donald Duck
Version 2: The Vespa
Designing a scooter from the ground up
Selling 1 million scooters by 1956
Vespa and Hollywood
Vespa as an aspirational symbol
Vespas in the UK: Mods vs. Rockers
Vespa in Italy today
Weird records in a Vespa
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/vespa
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It's the iconic Italian scooter that has conquered the world.
Learn about how it started, how it got its name, and why it has become such a huge, global success story.
“A completely Italian product, such as we have not seen since the Roman chariot”
1884 and the founding of Piaggio
World War I and making aeroplanes
World War II and being bombed by the Allies
Rebuilding the factory and deciding to build a scooter
Version 1: Donald Duck
Version 2: The Vespa
Designing a scooter from the ground up
Selling 1 million scooters by 1956
Vespa and Hollywood
Vespa as an aspirational symbol
Vespas in the UK: Mods vs. Rockers
Vespa in Italy today
Weird records in a Vespa
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/vespa
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18 Minuten
The Speaking Challenge - Starts 28th September - https://dripl.ink/1l2uE
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You might think that nothing of historical importance ever happens on Christmas Day, but you'd be wrong.
Here are 9 weird and wonderful events.
The one thing they have in common? They all happened on December 25th.
Jesus of Nazareth - born on December 25th?
Event #1 - Crowing of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor
Event #2 - Coronation of William the Conqueror as King of England
Event #3 - Discovery of Celcius as a measure of temperature
Event #4 - Andrew Johnson pardoning Confederate soldiers
Event #5 - The ceasefire of World War I
Event #6 - The Apollo 8 space shuttle leaves Earth's orbit
Event #7 - The execution of Ceaușescu
Event #8 - The first live testing of the World Wide Web
Event #9 - The resignation of Mikhael Gorbachev
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/9-things-happened-christmas-day
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You might think that nothing of historical importance ever happens on Christmas Day, but you'd be wrong.
Here are 9 weird and wonderful events.
The one thing they have in common? They all happened on December 25th.
Jesus of Nazareth - born on December 25th?
Event #1 - Crowing of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor
Event #2 - Coronation of William the Conqueror as King of England
Event #3 - Discovery of Celcius as a measure of temperature
Event #4 - Andrew Johnson pardoning Confederate soldiers
Event #5 - The ceasefire of World War I
Event #6 - The Apollo 8 space shuttle leaves Earth's orbit
Event #7 - The execution of Ceaușescu
Event #8 - The first live testing of the World Wide Web
Event #9 - The resignation of Mikhael Gorbachev
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/9-things-happened-christmas-day
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22 Minuten
The Speaking Challenge - Starts 28th September - https://dripl.ink/1l2uE
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He was the creator of utilitarianism, a philosophical framework for how societies should be structured, based on the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people.
Learn about the fascinating life of this interesting character, how this theory impacted the law, and how he was true to his beliefs even in death.
Bentham's early life as a child prodigy
Enlightenment principles
Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation
Measuring pleasure vs. pain
The six different measurements of pleasure and pain
Rejecting existing laws
The Panopticon and treatment of criminals
Why should someone be killed for stealing?
Problems with utilitarianism
Defining the true meaning of happiness
Applying utilitarianism to economics, sexuality and animal rights
Bentham's wishes for his body when he died
The theft of Jeremy Bentham's head
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/jeremy-bentham
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He was the creator of utilitarianism, a philosophical framework for how societies should be structured, based on the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people.
Learn about the fascinating life of this interesting character, how this theory impacted the law, and how he was true to his beliefs even in death.
Bentham's early life as a child prodigy
Enlightenment principles
Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation
Measuring pleasure vs. pain
The six different measurements of pleasure and pain
Rejecting existing laws
The Panopticon and treatment of criminals
Why should someone be killed for stealing?
Problems with utilitarianism
Defining the true meaning of happiness
Applying utilitarianism to economics, sexuality and animal rights
Bentham's wishes for his body when he died
The theft of Jeremy Bentham's head
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/jeremy-bentham
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22 Minuten
The Speaking Challenge - Starts 28th September - https://dripl.ink/1l2uE
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He is the father of modern biology, and his 1869 book On the Origin of Species presented a revolutionary new idea about how species evolve.
Discover the amazing story of Charles Darwin, and the journey of how he developed this groundbreaking theory.
Early life of Charles Darwin
Being sent to medical school aged 16
Developing an early interest in the natural world
Moving to Cambridge and starting the journey of becoming a priest
What happens when you put a beetle in your mouth
Creationism & evolution
The trip of a lifetime
5 weeks in the Galapagos Islands
Returning to Britain and working in secret
Publishing On the Origin of Species
Modern theories of evolution
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/charles-darwin
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He is the father of modern biology, and his 1869 book On the Origin of Species presented a revolutionary new idea about how species evolve.
Discover the amazing story of Charles Darwin, and the journey of how he developed this groundbreaking theory.
Early life of Charles Darwin
Being sent to medical school aged 16
Developing an early interest in the natural world
Moving to Cambridge and starting the journey of becoming a priest
What happens when you put a beetle in your mouth
Creationism & evolution
The trip of a lifetime
5 weeks in the Galapagos Islands
Returning to Britain and working in secret
Publishing On the Origin of Species
Modern theories of evolution
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/charles-darwin
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21 Minuten
The Speaking Challenge - Starts 28th September - https://dripl.ink/1l2uE
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The personality industry is worth billions, and promises to help us better understand ourselves.
But how did it start? How does it actually work?
And most importantly, does it actually work?
What are personality tests?
Historical ideas of personality & character: The four humours
Sigmund Freud & Carl Jung
Katharine Cook Briggs & Isabel Briggs-Myers: the mother and daughter pair from Michigan
The Myers-Briggs Personality Indicator
Personality within a family environment
How The Myers-Briggs Personality Indicator works
Corporate America & personality tests
Personality testing: a billion dollar industry
Problems with the personality test industry
The Forer effect
Why The Myers-Briggs Personality Indicator has remained so popular
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/personality-tests
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The personality industry is worth billions, and promises to help us better understand ourselves.
But how did it start? How does it actually work?
And most importantly, does it actually work?
What are personality tests?
Historical ideas of personality & character: The four humours
Sigmund Freud & Carl Jung
Katharine Cook Briggs & Isabel Briggs-Myers: the mother and daughter pair from Michigan
The Myers-Briggs Personality Indicator
Personality within a family environment
How The Myers-Briggs Personality Indicator works
Corporate America & personality tests
Personality testing: a billion dollar industry
Problems with the personality test industry
The Forer effect
Why The Myers-Briggs Personality Indicator has remained so popular
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/personality-tests
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